Today has been frustrating to say the least. I thought we were going to have a good day when we woke up with the sun shining and a big smile on Elliana’s face. She was in a great mood most of the day. She even put herself down for her morning nap, as in she fell asleep playing in her exersaucer. I didn’t know if she’d like the one we got her since it doesn’t have all the flashy lights and music, but I guess she proved me wrong. I ended up saving some cash, too, by getting her the no batteries needed (yes!) version that was on sale for $40.
After her nap I fed her, and took her out of her booster chair to change her diaper. She was trying to lunge out of my arms for her exersaucer, so I ended up putting her back in it after the diaper change while I got online to look up some home insurance info for my aunt. She was in it for about 2 minutes before she started screaming. I took her out thinking she was tired of the thing, but that wasn’t it. I spent the next 2 hours doing everything under the sun, but she kept screaming. I put her in her stroller, and we went outside. Normally she loves riding in the stroller, and it’s the one thing that will stop her crying when everything else fails. It didn’t work. I tried giving her a bath, which she also loves. That didn’t work either. Finally after 2 hours she wore herself out enough to go to sleep, and now I’m sitting her baffled because this is one of those times when I don’t have a clue what is wrong with her.
I’m starting to wonder if she’s coming down with thrush. She played with our friend’s son on Saturday, and she called me yesterday to tell me he has it. I checked her mouth, and it’s not the least bit white, but that doesn’t make me think I don’t need to worry. If she keeps this up after her current nap I’ll give the doctor a call. I get so frazzled when I can’t figure out what’s wrong with her and she’s screaming until she loses her breath. I know that’s part of motherhood, but it still tears me up inside.
